What is tooth abscess?

A tooth abscess is a collection of pus (bacterial infection) that forms in the tooth. Some symptoms include swelling, pain and inflammation. The infection can spread to the surrounding bone supporting the tooth. A tooth abscess may occur with an untreated dental cavity, or trauma to the tooth.

How do members experience tooth abscess?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with tooth abscess*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for tooth abscess*

Who has tooth abscess on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 6
30s 12
40s 20
50s 23
60s 11
70+ 5

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 17
Female 61

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What is tooth abscess?

A tooth abscess is a collection of pus (bacterial infection) that forms in the tooth. Some symptoms include swelling, pain and inflammation. The infection can spread to the surrounding bone supporting the tooth. A tooth abscess may occur with an untreated dental cavity, or trauma to the tooth.



Common symptoms reported by people with tooth abscess

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for tooth abscess

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Compare treatments taken by people with tooth abscess

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have tooth abscess through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with tooth abscess? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has tooth abscess on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 25 say tooth abscess is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 6
30s 12
40s 20
50s 23
60s 11
70+ 5

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 17
Female 61

These charts show data from tooth abscess patients who have completed their condition history
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